Art has always been on our walls, butnow it’s hanging from our ceilings,too. “Multiples, or thinking aboutlighting as an installation, have reallytaken of,” Stumm says. For a foyer,that may equal three pendants, notone; in the dining room, it might bemultiple fixtures the length of thetable versus one in the center. (Anadded benefit: It helps to illuminatevery long tables.) “In taller ceilings,you might see a cascading or tear-drop efect,” Stumm says.

LIGHTING GETS SMARTER
AND SMARTER

Hitting a button from the garage
that turns lights on and closes
shades in the house: It’s an option
for homeowners both in budget
and ease, says David Director, CLC,
president, Connecticut Lighting
Centers, and something that more
and more people want. “People say
they never realized they could do it
for the price points we have,” he says.

METALLICS MAKE A MARK

It’s not just brass or nickel, Stumm
says—“it’s the metals.”

TOP LEFT: Lanza, Hinkley Lighting TOP RIGHT:

Ryland, Canarm. ABOVE: Grafix, Lutron

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